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Tired of creating your friends website, T-shirt or new band logo? Put your design skills to good use and you could win yourself a scholarship. Do Something and Staples have teamed up to bring you the Back to School 2012 Design Contest. The team is looking for fun and creative artwork to be featured on some of next year’s school supplies. ...

The Healthcare Convention & Exhibitors Association Research Grant is available to students who are interested in conducting research in the healthcare marketing/ trade show industry or becoming involved with the healthcare tradeshow industry. You must be a graduate student, preferably in marketing, possibly with a desire to pursue a career in healthcare marketing or the tradeshow industry. Your eligibility will also ...

The LiveCitizen Scholarship Competition is open to students, ages 16 and older, who are enrolled or plan to enroll in an accredited post - secondary institution of higher learning. To be considered, you must submit a one to two minute video and a 200 - 300 - word essay answering the question "Who was the best president ever, and why?" Once ...

The Horticulture Internship is available at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. You must be interested in assisting with the growth and maintenance of the plants in the aquarium exhibits. You must be enrolled in an accredited college program studying horticulture, biology, ecology, environmental science or a related field to qualify for this position. *Deadline:* Rolling *Website:* www.aqua.org

The Extreme Blue Internship is available to graduate MBA students who are interested in undertaking challenging business and technology projects that are developed from across all IBM Corporation product, service and research divisions. Internships are located in: Austin, TX, Raleigh, NC, and San Jose, CA, as well as several international locations. To be eligible for this internship, you must be enrolled ...

The HACU-IES Abroad Merit/Need-Based Scholarship is open to students attending a Hispanic-serving institution who have applied and been accepted to an IES Study Abroad program. Applicants must have at least a 3.3 GPA and demonstrate financial need. Preference will be given to first generation college students or Pell Grant recipients. Upon return from the trip, the scholarship recipient is required to ...

The National Society of High School Scholars Foundation STEM Scholarship for $1,000 is open to seniors in high school with plans to major in a science, technology, engineering or mathematics field. Applicants must be part of an underrepresented minority group, which includes African American, Native American Indian, Hispanic and females. Students must be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident and hold ...

The Media Matters for America Internship is open to students who believe in progressive causes. You must be hard-working, enthusiastic, resourceful, detail-oriented, demonstrate an ability to work on deadline and thrive under pressure, exhibit excellent written/oral communications, and have the ability to work independently as well as with a team to qualify. You must also have completed at least your sophomore ...

The Enlisted Education Grant is available to students who are enlisted members of the Armed Forces. You must be majoring in a science field to qualify for this award. *Deadline:* Rolling *Website:* www.afcea.affiniscape.com

The Discus Awards College Scholarship is available to high school students planning to attend college. You must choose three areas from the categories on the Web site and provide evidence of your excellence in each, then post the information on the Web site. You must be nominated to qualify for this award. Self-nominations are also accepted. *Deadline:* Rolling *Website:* www.discusawards.com ...

The "Financial Connects" Financial Literacy Scholarship is open to students in Grade 6 through graduate school and asks that they create a video or game that explains financial literacy according to the Department of Education's standards. Videos must be between two and three minutes and accompanied by a 2-3 sentence statement on the creative approach to the project. The maximum amount ...

The Ryan and Jamie Smith Essay Contest is open to students who are at least 18 years of age and enrolled in an accredited institution. Applicants must submit an essay of less than 1,000 words on the question: Do you think it is possible to end extreme poverty in the next 30 years? If so how? The scholarship is open to ...

The College JumpStart Scholarship is available to high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors; and current college students. To be considered for this award, you must be committed to going to school and be able express your goals for getting a higher education. All applications for the College JumpStart Scholarship are online; they no longer take mail in applications. The College JumpStart ...

The Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship is open to students at the dissertation level of study. You must be majoring in the field of accounting to be eligible for this award. [gate] *Deadline:* Rolling *Website:* Deloitte Foundation Doctoral Fellowship

The Enlisted Education Grant is available to students who are enlisted members of the Armed Forces. You must be majoring in a science field to qualify for this award. *Deadline:* Rolling *Website:* www.afcea.affiniscape.com

The Philanthro Scholarship is available to high school seniors and undergraduate students. You must demonstrate success in academics, community involvement, and organization leadership to be considered for this award. *Deadline:* May 31, 2011 *Website:* www.philanthroproductions.org

The Charles Schwab Foundation Scholarship is available to students who participate in the National Financial Capability Challenge. Twenty students will be selected by lottery from among the top 10 percent highest-scoring students nationally. In addition, five $1,000 scholarships will go to students who score in the top 10 percent among all participating students who attend low-income public schools. A grant of ...

The John A. Lent Scholarship in Comic Studies is open to current undergraduate and graduate students who have authored or are currently in the process of authoring research on comics. Preference is given to students currently working toward a master's or doctorate degree. Each application is judged by a three-person committee and requires an excerpt from the project that does not ...

The Proof-Reading.com Scholarship is open to full-time college students in the U.S. who are citizens or legal residents. Applicants must also have at least a 3.5 GPA. One scholarship for $1,500 will be awarded. Applicants are required to write an essay, at least 1,500 words in length, on the following topic: Recently , Elena Kagan was sworn in as the latest ...

The 2400 Expert National Scholarship is open to all high school students who plan to enroll in an accredited four-year college or university. Three scholarships will be awarded: $600 for first place, $500 for second place and $300 for third place. To qualify, applicants must be a freshmen, sophomore, junior or senior in the U.S. In addition to completing an application, ...